Hi Fazil, What is the newest phone you have? E-SIM was first supported on the iPhone XS and XR which were released in the fall of 2018. I you have a compatible phone like the above or an 11, 12 or now 13-series phone (or SE2020) it would be best if you switch to e-SIM with your provider here in Canada. As long as you are with Telus, Rogers or Bell that is no problem, but as far as I know the MVNO's like Koodo, Virgin, Fido etc. don't support e-SIM. I just switched back to Telus from Koodo and while they first sent me a SIM card, I was told that once my number had been ported over from Koodo and everything was set up I could get a QR code shipped to me and make the switch to e-SIM. Once that is done you can then remove the physical SIM from the tray and throw it away and your SIM tray will now be available for a SIM card when you travel whether it is your upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia or whether you are going back home to Pakistan. You can even set up a special ringtone for the physical SIM so you know right away when the phone rings whether it's your main number or not although I am not entirely sure how it works if you assign a custom ringtone to a particular contact whether that contact if they called the local number from whatever country you are in would have the ringtone you set up for that SIM or whether the ringtone you assigned to the contact would have priority.
When is your trip, I hope the new COVID-19 variant won't disrupt your plans. Best regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Fazil M. Sent: November 28, 2021 8:11 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: E-SIM? Thanks much, Richard. Actually, my question is not of a technical nature. As you know of my intended trip to Saudi Arab where I have to purchase a local SIM. My question, simply, is that do I have to hand my phone physically to the person who would take my fingerprints, enter my visa information and complete the rest of the process, or it would be all through his computer without me handing the phone to him? Thanks! Thanks! From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2021 6:15 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: E-SIM? Here is a link to an Apple support page that should answer most questions about ESim. and an ESim connectivity is the same as a physical Sim so no worries about wi-fi/internet. If there are cell towers; that is all one needs. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209044 Richard “What we think or what we know or what we believe is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do” ~ John Ruskin website: www.turner42.com<http://www.turner42.com> (Sent with my blue iPhone 13 Pro) On Nov 28, 2021, at 6:00 AM, Dennis Long <dennisl1...@gmail.com<mailto:dennisl1...@gmail.com>> wrote: Do e-sims have any issues to be aware of? Like if the phone looses internet connection the sim won’t work? From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> <viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Fazil M. Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2021 5:55 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: E-SIM? Hi, Group. 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